Washing-machine.



G. W. NELSON.

, WASHING MACHINE. APPLIGATIfON FILED. PEB.8, 1912. 1,053,208. ePatented Feb. 18,1913.

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GEORGE W. NELSON, OF PLENTYWOOD, MONTANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO OLEJOHNSON, OF MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE W. Nn soN, acitizen of the .United States, residing at Plentywood, in the county ofValley and State of Montana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Washing? Machines, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to washing machines and has for its object theproduction of an efiicient washing device which may be -attachedto theordinary boiler.

Another object of this invention is the production of an eflicientdevice for supporting the plungers of the washing machine inconnection-with the cover.

With these and other objects in view this invention consists of certainnovel constructions, combinations, and arrangements ofparts, as will behereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 isa perspective view of a washing device.Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section thereof. Fig.

3 is a perspective view of the top showing the washing plungers attachethereto. Fig. 4 is a central transverse vertical section. Fig. 5 is afragmentary vertical section ofa portion of the top showing the mannerof connecting the plunger frame to the side of the top.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals 1 designates theordinary body of awash boiler and 2 designates the top which may besecured to the body 1. The top 2 is provided'with an elongatedlongitudinally extending slot 3 through which extends the operatmghandle 4. A transverse shaft 5 1s carried,- by the lower end of theoperating handle 4 and has its reduced ends 6 journaled within thesecuring journals 7. These journals 7 consist of elongated blockportions having bulged portions 8.

adapted to fit snugly within' the channel 9 formed along the mner edgeof the boiler to It pair of laterally extending arms 10 are carried bythe shaft 5 and extend downwardly at an angle of approximately thirtydegrees with the horizontal plane. .The

. diverging A latch device 15 is carried by the cover 2 and is adaptedtoengage the side of the boiler for holding the cover firmly upon the 7body of. the boiler.

Of course, the usual handles 16 may be employed upon the boiler but, itshould be understood that the construction of. the

top' is in no way dependent upon the construction of the boiler or body1, since the top may be itself marketed entirely independent of thebody, and may be secured to and is intended to 'be made to fit theordinary size boiler now in use.

The arms 10 will act as a means for limiting the swinging movement ofthe handle upon the top 2. I

' The plungers 13 are substantially coneslia 'ed and are provided withcollars 17 whlch fit snugly over the lower ends of the rods 12 and areheld firmly in engagement therewith by means ofpins 18.

What is claimed is:

In a washing machine of the class described, a body portion, a top usedin connection with Y said body portion, said; top provided with apunched rib constituting a circumferential groove, journals detach-'ably carried by said circumferential groove andprovided withsocketswithin *their body portion, a shaft carried within said top, said shaftprovided with reduced ends, said ends fitting within said socketsformedinsaid 1ournals, diverging arms carried by said;shaft,'plunger meanscarriedby said arms, said top provided with an elongate slot, anoperating handle carried by said shaft'and extending) through said slot,whereby said arms may e-r'ocked.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE W. NELSON. Witnesses:

' A. RIBA,

H. S. JORDAN.

